The annual Mount Holly Christmas Parade will be held November 30th at 4PM!  Remember Main Street as well as parts of Central will be blocked off.  273 and 27 will be accessible.

Download the new application for a privilege license HERE

The spark of inspiration for this project came in June of 2006 at a greenway meeting of the Mount Holly Community Development Foundation, when a hand-drawn map of the Riverbend area was passed around to stimulate conversation about the possibility of historical elements being included in the city’s greenway vision. The map, drawn by long-time Riverbend resident Eddie Cox, gave me the notion of creating an expanded, web-based, interactive version, with information provided by Mount Holly’s community members.

Envisioned as a way to help Mount Holly residents and visitors learn more about the area’s rich history and link the city’s past to the present, the idea was to help preserve the city’s history while providing people with new opportunities for connecting with the landscape.

- Emily Lorance

For general inquiries or to add information, contact the City of Mount Holly using the reference “Mount Holly Historical Map” at 704-822-2938 (phone), 704-822-2933 (fax) or michael.butler@mtholly.us (email contact).

To contact the map’s developers, you can email Emily Lorance at emily.lorance(at)gmail.com or Matt Stover at matt.easttunnel(at)gmail.com.

The City of Mount Holly Black History Committee for the past four years has been working on a project called “A Walk Down Memory Lane”.  The project was created to commemorate the former A.M. Rollins Elementary School, the only school for blacks in Mount Holly.  The school was located off of South Hawthorne Street in the old Freedom Neighborhood, that which was predominantly black.  From 1930 to 1968 the school educated all of Mount Holly’s elementary school children. The school was named after Mr. A.M. Rollins, the former Principal.

The project consists of a new sidewalk on South Hawthorne Street that is comprised of brick pavers depicting the names of teachers, students, staff, corporate sponsors and others that made contributions to the project. Also included in the project is a granite monument that stands as a reminder of where the school was located. The monument is approximately eight (8) feet in height. The bricks were purchased by those connected to the school, corporate sponsors and other private individuals.  The Black History Committee also held fund raisers over the last four years to help with project costs.

The Black History Committee held a ground breaking ceremony on Saturday, August 15, 2009.  The ceremony included words from Mayor Robert Whitt, committee members Caroline Reid Howard, John Hope, Dan Jackson and Danny J. Jackson.  The committee then held an unveiling ceremony on Saturday, September 12, 2009.  The monument was unveiled and people were able to see the new sidewalk with brick pavers.

The project is of major significance because it will become a major legacy for the black community and for Mount Holly as a whole. Mount Holly has a rich history is rapidly transitioning into a community with dynamics that are attracting people from all over the country.  The project is a culmination of partnerships created along the way. For those that wish to see the project it is located adjacent to the Rollins Apartment Complex, 311 South Hawthorne Street.  The apartment complex was named after the elementary school because it sits on the site of the former school.

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Danny J. Jackson
City Manager
Community Development
City of Mount Holly
P.O. Box 406, 400 E. Central Ave.
Mount Holly, NC 28120
704-822-2938
704-822-2933 (fax)

The Community Development Department encompasses:
Planning & Zoning
Code Enforcement
Parks & Recreation
Public Housing
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

The City of Mount Holly is principally supported by industry with a concentration in textiles. Located within the City are six plants of American & Efird, the world’s second largest thread maker; a large textile dyestuff plant of Clariant; a denim mill of Burlington Industries; and a medium-truck assembly plant of the Freightliner Corporation. Our downtown is fast becoming an attractive place to locate a small business, alongside businesses at the forefront of technology such as Gaston Technical Support. Several service providers are also located downtown, such as printing businesses, florists, and restaurants. Current refurbishing of the old train depot will offer new opportunities for retail and office space.